<;P>;PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for efficiently reducing blue-green algae at a low cost without applying load to the environment. <;P>;SOLUTION: Duckweed having a rhizosphere microorganism with algicidal properties is grown in the presence of blue-green algae. In this case, it is preferred to grow the total X<;SB>;1<;/SB>;(pieces) of duckweed which satisfies the relationship of formula (2): X<;SB>;1<;/SB>;&ge;Y/(3.6×;10<;SP>;7<;/SP>;) relative to the total Y (pieces) of blue-green algae. Further, in the duckweed, it is preferred to increase the expression level of a gene encoding chalcone synthase. <;P>;COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT